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Friday, November 5, 2010

Houtson Quilt Market 2010- Quilts, Art Dolls and Art Bras....Really :)

I was not about to give up on this post.  Ok....so the video says it has problems....I can live with that.  So I uploaded every photo individually.  That will teach them to give me an error message!!!!  LOL :)  You know what they say about Lemons.....So enjoy the Lemonade.....

These are photos I took while in Houston of the Quilt Show. Many exhibits were marked with "NO PHOTOS" so these are of the art I was permitted to photograph. They are in the same order the photos were taken. The credits are posted by photograph. If your quilt was there and I did not take a photo, I apologize. I had exactly one hour and I moved as fast as I could but I also wanted to drink in the moments and the absolutely amazing works of art that so many have taken their precious time to produce and so generously have shared with all of us. Proof there is sooooo much joy in this world....more reasons to smile!!

Enjoy the Quilts, Art Dolls and Art Bras!!!  Since it was Texas I'm surprised I did not find any Quilted Tour Buses :)


 
 
 
 

 

 
You know I absolutely loved this one!!!

 
 


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Sarah Vedeler's GO! BeDazzled quilt won in the Computer-Aided Machine Embroidery category of the 2010 “A World of Beauty."  Congratulations Sarah!!  Your quilt is beautiful :) 




 


(You know how I instantly knew this was "Art" and not clothing? The size....this is so small I think it would have fit the pen I had in my purse.)
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Smiles,
Kelly

Thursday, November 4, 2010

Amazing Art from Houston Quilt Market/Festival 2010

"An Error Has Occurred" or so says YouTube....so I'm working on fixing it :)  I'm so very techie....just call me Elmer Fudd of the Tech World :)



These are photos I took while in Houston of the Quilt Show.  Many exhibits were marked with "NO PHOTOS" so these are of the art I was permitted to photograph.  They are in the same order the photos were taken.  The credits are posted by photograph.  If your quilt was there and I did not take a photo, I apologize.  I had exactly one hour and I moved as fast as I could but I also wanted to drink in the moments and the absolutely amazing works of art that so many have taken their precious time to produce and so generously have shared with all of us.  Proof there is sooooo much joy in this world....more reasons to smile!!

Joyous Smiles,
Kelly

Wednesday, November 3, 2010

GO! BABY IS HERE....First Wave Ships Today :)

For those of you who pre-ordered the GO! Baby from IHAN .....Brilliant move on your part (if I don't say so myself...lol) .....the first wave will ship out TODAY!!!!!


Brewer Quilting and Sewing Supplies said they would ship first.....oh yeah.....Thank you Brewer!!!

More GO! Babies are on their way to IHAN Headquarters!!!   The Pre-Order Special has ended because now they are not pre-orders.  However you can still pre-order the GO! Baby with the GO! Baby Tote for only $149Once they arrive....they are no longer pre-orders and won't be on sale.

More posts on Market very soon.!

Rested Smiles,
Kelly
PS....I have a back log of comments to reply to and I appreciate every one of them....please give me a few days to reply to all of them :)

Tuesday, November 2, 2010

Safe Landing at Detroit Metro Thanks to Delta Airlines :)

Everyone can thank Delta Airlines for bringing us (the photos) home safely.  I know there would have been a very angry mob over at Detroit Metro if those photos had not arrived safely, right? 

I got in at about 7:10 this evening and look how hard my co-workers have been working since I've been gone.

I sware it looks like Aaron is going to come unglued and Zach is going to pounce!!!  We were all very happy to be together again.  They spoiled me....I not only got the Welcome Home over one door....
but I also got this one too!!!  These guys Rock Big Socks :)!
They had set up a maze and were playing "catch a mouse." 

So that is how the co-workers were playing........
                                                        and this is how the CEO and her staff played :)

 Here are a few photos and some snippets....but the real hard core stuff will take a bit of time to organize.



It was Halloween but these gals were not in "costume."  They are Air Line Stewardesses for Emirates Airlines from Dubai.  They were just so beautiful I wanted to take their photos and they insisted we get in the photo with them.  I remember the days when all Air Line Stewardesses wore beautiful suits and were unmistakable....yes, I'm that OLD.

I ran smack dab into some celebrities from home while at Market.....
Patsy Thompson and Ernie Bode from Patsy Thompson Designs.  I so badly wanted to ask for their autographs, but I chickened out.  You know how timid I can be. (total and complete lie:)
 

IHAN CEO at the "Tropicana Center."
Can you believe I told the Van Driver we wanted to go to the "Tropicana Center?"  He looked at me like he had absolutely no idea what language I was speaking.  The other women in the van did not say a word.....they just sat there.  Alright already.....how far off is that from Minute Maid Park?  How many of you would have known just what I meant and said....it is Minute Maid Park not the Tropicana Center.....come on already.....both are related to Orange Juice.....at least I did not ask to be taken to the Tangerine Bowl!!!!  All I can say is EXCUUUUUUUUSSSSSSE MEEEEEEE.....(just the way Steve Martin says it ! : )

We did bring costumes but chickened out and did not wear them.  However, Mrs. Rosemary did bring her Halloween Village and we pinned it to the front of her walker.  How cool is that?  I was hoping to see Karen Eckmeier (The Quilted Lizard) during Market because this is her pattern from her book, Happy Villages.
You may remember Mrs. Rosemary fell during Spring Market and had to rely on a wheelchair for the duration of that Market.  We got smart and brought along a walker this time.  She had no troubles this time :)
I ran into a few other friends I was not expecting to see.....look how happy they were to see me.......
I had no idea Yao Ming would be so happy to see me.....

Then of course there was my good buddy George......
Good ole George Foreman saw me coming and he put up his dukes.  All I said to him was, "Dude....you don't want to mess with this.....I'm a Bad Mamma Jamma and the Posse is on its way."  He turned and ran...pretty fast too.  No IHAN Ninja Moves necessary....good thing too.....because I'm exhausted and I'm heading north to the Land of Nod.

If any part of this post is spelled correctly or makes on sense....EXCUSSSSSSEEEEEE  MEEEEEEE.....I need some sleep.....and I'm more than willing to correct it tomorrow :)  LOL

Good to be home and great to be able to blog again....I really missed blogging and posting with photos.

Sleepy Smiles,
Kelly

IHAN at Market...Alone :)

As I type....I am alone in the long, long, long hall at the convention center in Houston.  I came over to get some photos of Market being torn down and the Festival being set up.  I am completely amazed how many forklifts I see being driven around moving crates.....what I would not do to be able to drive a fork lift right now.  I saw 4 "Westminster" crates....huge crates.....alone......and I would be able to drive them home if only I knew how to drive one.

I'm off to bed now.....flying out tomorrow and once I get home....I investing in new technology.....I have three cameras and a video camera.  None will download to my laptop and one of the cameras won't work at all.  So.....until I return to headquarters I won't be able to share the great photos and stories I have to share with all of you.

Smiles,
Kelly

Monday, November 1, 2010

International Quilt Market Houston 2010 Halloween!!

Yes it is Halloween even at Quilt Market.  I saw some fun costumes today and there is always candy within reach at Market...I'm so glad they speak my language!!!

You want photos?  Me too.  Camera number one broke....using two...it is working very well....but it does not hook up to laptop.....so I guess I'm just going to have to tell you what I saw:
People
Fabric
Notions
More People
More Fabric and
More Notions....and some empty candy wrappers!!!  :) 

Now aren't you so darn glad the digital camera was invented???  Me too....because the words are not as pretty as the photos :)

Tomorrow is the last day of Market and my hope is that my camera will magically start working so I can post some photos. 

Sleepy Smiles,
Kelly

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